Pouch storage compartment for a vehicle

ABSTRACT

Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a storage compartment for storing personal items in a vehicle. The storage compartment may include a pouch having a front side and a backside, the backside and the front side being attached to form a main cavity, a fastener positioned on the front side of the pouch, and a secondary cavity positioned on a backside of the pouch. The pouch may have a pair of upper corners, each of the upper corners including a mounting fastener configured to engage with a headrest post on a seat in a vehicle. The pouch may also have a pair of bottom corners, each of the bottom corners being configured to removably attach to the fastener on the front side of the pouch. In embodiments, the main cavity may be used to store a larger personal item, such as a purse or a laptop.

RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to provisional patent application U.S.Ser. No. 61/851,179 filed on Mar. 4, 2013, the entire contents of whichis herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

The embodiments herein relate generally to vehicle accessories, and moreparticularly, to a storage compartment for holding personal items in avehicle.

Vehicles tend to have limited amount of storage space for personal itemsthat keep the personal items safe, clean, and accessible. This resultsin drivers typically putting personal items on an open seat, on thefloor, or in the trunk. When items are stored in the trunk, they are noteasily accessible to the driver or other passengers. When items arestored on the floor, they tend to get dirty from dirt already on thefloor or on passengers shoes. They may also be stepped on and crushed orotherwise damaged by passengers in the vehicle. When items are stored onan open seat, they tend to slide off the seat, which can result indamage to the item or, in the case of a bag, the contents of the bag orpurse spilling everywhere. Additionally, when personal items are storedon the floor of a vehicle, passenger leg room is limited and, when itemsare stored on the seat, the number of passengers is limited.

Therefore, what is needed is a storage compartment that keeps personalitems safe, clean, and accessible, while also not hindering the abilityto drive or room for passengers.

SUMMARY

Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a storage compartmentfor storing personal items in a vehicle. The storage compartment mayinclude a pouch having a front side and a backside, the backside and thefront side being attached to form a main cavity, a fastener positionedon the front side of the pouch, and a secondary cavity positioned on abackside of the pouch. The pouch may have a pair of upper corners, eachof the upper corners including a mounting fastener configured to engagewith a headrest post on a seat in a vehicle. The pouch may also have apair of bottom corners, each of the bottom corners being configured toremovably attach to the fastener on the front side of the pouch.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention is madebelow with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numeralsrepresent corresponding parts of the figures.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present inventionshown in use.

FIG. 2 is a front view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a back view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a section view of one embodiment of the present inventionalong line 4-4 in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN EMBODIMENTS

In the following detailed description of the invention, numerousdetails, examples, and embodiments of the invention are described.However, it will be clear and apparent to one skilled in the art thatthe invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth and that theinvention can be adapted for any of several applications.

The device of the present disclosure may be used to store personalbelongings in a vehicle and may comprise the following elements. Thislist of possible constituent elements is intended to be exemplary only,and it is not intended that this list be used to limit the device of thepresent application to just these elements. Persons having ordinaryskill in the art relevant to the present disclosure may understand thereto be equivalent elements that may be substituted within the presentdisclosure without changing the essential function or operation of thedevice.

1. Pouch

2. Mounting Fasteners

The various elements of the storage compartment device for storingpersonal items in a vehicle of the present disclosure may be related inthe following exemplary fashion. It is not intended to limit the scopeor nature of the relationships between the various elements and thefollowing examples are presented as illustrative examples only.

By way of example, and referring to FIGS. 1-4, some embodiments of thestorage compartment device of the present disclosure comprise a pouch 10comprising a main cavity 24 having mounting fasteners 16, eachconfigured to attach to a respective mount point, such as a seat mountpoint 30 or headrest post in a vehicle. For example, the pouch 10 may beconfigured to hang from a seat mount 30 on a driver's side seat 28 and aseat mount 30 on a passenger's side seat 28, such that the pouch 10hangs between the two seats, as shown in FIG. 1.

The pouch 10 may attach to the seat mount point 30 using anyconventional attachment devices. In embodiments, and as shown in FIGS.1-3, the pouch 10 may include a grommet 12 in each upper corner of thepouch 10. The grommet 12 may attach to a mounting fastener 16 thatattaches to the seat mount point 30. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, ashackle 14, such as a d-shackle, may attach to a mounting fastener 16,such as a gate ring, which is configured to engage with the seat mountpoint 30. When the grommet 12 is included, it may reduce the likelihoodthat the corners of the pouch 10 tear under the weight of the storedpersonal items. If necessary, a chain may attach to the gate rings forextra wide vehicles. In alternative embodiments, any other suitableattachment devices may be used to attach the pouch 10 to the seat mountpoint 30.

In embodiments, the pouch 10 may comprise a main cavity 24 configured tohold personal items, such as a purse 34, a laptop, a backpack, a tablet,toys, or any other personal items that a user desires to keep in aspecific area, as shown in FIG. 4. In embodiments, the pouch 10 may bemade out of any material, and the main cavity 24 may be lined with alining 22, such as with a satin lining. Embodiments of the main cavity24 may comprise a closing mechanism, such as a zipper, a hook and loopfastener, such as VELCRO, buttons, snaps, or ties, configured to closethe opening of the main cavity 24.

The pouch 10 may also have a front side and a backside, a bottomportion, such as the bottom corners 26, of the pouch 10 being configuredto fold upwards and attach to fasteners 18 on the front side of thepouch 10, as shown in FIG. 1. For example, there may be at least onefastener on the front side of the pouch, such that the bottom cornersattach to the same fastener. Alternatively, there may be at least twofasteners, such that each bottom corner attaches to its own respectivefastener. When the bottom corners 26 are folded upwards and attached tothe fasteners 18 on the front side of the pouch 10, the size of the maincavity 24 may be reduced, and the leg room for passengers may beenlarged. The fasteners 18 may be any conventional fasteners, such asbuttons, snaps, ties, or a hook and loop fastener, such as VELCRO. Asshown in FIGS. 1-3, when the fasteners 18 are buttons, the bottomcorners 26 of the pouch 10 may comprise a looped cord 20 configured toengage with the buttons and secure the bottom corners 26 up in a foldedposition.

As shown in FIG. 3, embodiments of the pouch 10 may have a secondarycavity 32 located on the back side of the pouch 10. The secondary cavity32 may be configured to hold a cell phone, insurance information,driver's license, a wallet, lip gloss, make-up, glasses, or othersmaller personal items. As shown in FIG. 1, the pouch 10 may bepositioned to have the back side of the pouch facing a driver and, thus,the secondary cavity 32 may be located in an accessible area for thedriver.

The pouch may be any suitable shape and, in embodiments, issubstantially rectangular in shape. In some embodiments, the main cavityis about 26 inches wide and about 17½ inches tall. Additionally, thesecondary cavity may be any size smaller than the main cavity. Forexample, in some embodiments, the secondary cavity is about 4½ incheswide and about 6½ inches tall. However, the size of both the main cavityand the secondary cavity may be increased or reduced as desired. Thepouch may be made of any suitable material and, in embodiments, is madeof a natural or synthetic fabric.

Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous designconfigurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of theinventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations andarrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of theinvention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather thannarrowed by the embodiments described above.

What is claimed is:
 1. A storage compartment for storing personal itemsin a vehicle, the storage compartment comprising: a pouch comprising afront side and a backside, the backside and the front side beingattached to form a main cavity, wherein: the pouch has a pair of uppercorners, each of the upper corners comprising a mounting fastenerconfigured to engage with a respective mount point in a vehicle; and thepouch has a bottom portion configured to be folded up and secured to aside of the pouch.
 2. The storage compartment of claim 1, furthercomprising a secondary cavity on the backside of the pouch, wherein thesecondary cavity is smaller than the main cavity.
 3. The storagecompartment of claim 2, wherein the bottom portion is configured to besecured to the front side of the pouch.
 4. The storage compartment ofclaim 1, wherein the mounting fastener comprises a grommet inserted ateach of the top corners of the pouch, the grommet being removablyconnected to a shackle, which is removably attached to a gate ring, thegate ring being configured to removably attach to the mounting point. 5.The storage compartment of claim 1, wherein: the pouch is substantiallyrectangular in shape; and the bottom portion that is secured to the sideof the pouch comprises a first bottom corner and a second bottom corner,each corner configured to fold upwards and removably attach to arespective fastener on the side of the pouch.
 6. The storage compartmentof claim 5, wherein: the fastener is a button; and the first bottomcorner and the second bottom corner each have a loop configured toengage with the button.
 7. The storage compartment of claim 1, whereineach of the mounting fasteners are configured to engage with a headrestpost on a seat in a vehicle, such that the storage container hangsbetween two adjacent seats.
 8. A storage compartment for storingpersonal items in a vehicle, the storage compartment comprising: a pouchcomprising a front side and a backside, the backside and the front sidebeing attached to form a main cavity; a fastener positioned on the frontside of the pouch; and a secondary cavity positioned on a backside ofthe pouch, wherein: the pouch has a pair of upper corners, each of theupper corners comprising a mounting fastener configured to engage with aheadrest post on a seat in a vehicle; and the pouch has a pair of bottomcorners, each of the bottom corners being configured to removably attachto the fastener on the front side of the pouch.
 9. The storagecompartment of claim 8, wherein the mounting fastener comprises agrommet inserted at each of the top corners of the pouch, the grommetbeing removably connected to a shackle, which is removably attached to agate ring, the gate ring being configured to removably attach to theheadrest post.
 10. The storage compartment of claim 8, wherein thefastener is a button; and the bottom corners each have a loop configuredto engage with the button.